CBS CHANNEL 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS -- July 21 -- In the world of Internet dating, cell phones are the newest way to sell yourself. Webdate is among the largest of the online dating services that have dialed in to the cell phone market. There are now 182 million cell phones in the U.S. There aren't that many computers. There aren't that many TVs. Forty million people have tried online dating. But over the cell phone? Only half a million so far in the US. "If you're sitting on a train, or at the doctor's, or in line somewhere. You can spend those few minutes to actually find someone who's compatible with you," said Mark Brooks of OnlinePersonalWatch.
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Hi,
I work for Orange Group responsible for chat services. I am interested in full text of the article below but I had trouble getting it from your site or CBS. Could you email me please? Many thanks.
Ke-wei Yu
Manager, Product Marketing
Communication Services
Brand & Consumer Marketing
Mobile: +44 7815 306643
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Orange Group
33 Wigmore Street
London W1U 1QX
United Kingdom
CBS CHANNEL 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS -- July 21 -- In the world of Internet dating, cell phones are the newest way to sell yourself. Webdate is among the largest of the online dating services that have dialed in to the cell phone market. There are now 182 million cell phones in the U.S. There aren't that many computers. There aren't that many TVs. Forty million people have tried online dating. But over the cell phone? Only half a million so far in the US. "If you're sitting on a train, or at the doctor's, or in line somewhere. You can spend those few minutes to actually find someone who's compatible with you," said Mark Brooks of OnlinePersonalWatch. FULL ARTICLE @ CBS 5
Posted by: Ke-wei Yu | Oct 10, 2005 at 08:34 AM
Hi,
I work for Orange Group responsible for chat services. I am interested in full text of the article below but I had trouble getting it from your site or CBS. Could you email me please? Many thanks.
Ke-wei Yu
Manager, Product Marketing
Communication Services
Brand & Consumer Marketing
Mobile: +44 7815 306643
E-mail: [email protected]
Orange Group
33 Wigmore Street
London W1U 1QX
United Kingdom
CBS CHANNEL 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS -- July 21 -- In the world of Internet dating, cell phones are the newest way to sell yourself. Webdate is among the largest of the online dating services that have dialed in to the cell phone market. There are now 182 million cell phones in the U.S. There aren't that many computers. There aren't that many TVs. Forty million people have tried online dating. But over the cell phone? Only half a million so far in the US. "If you're sitting on a train, or at the doctor's, or in line somewhere. You can spend those few minutes to actually find someone who's compatible with you," said Mark Brooks of OnlinePersonalWatch. FULL ARTICLE @ CBS 5
Posted by: Ke-wei Yu | Oct 10, 2005 at 08:35 AM
I think it's too mobile for me, I prefer dating face to face, not phone to phone.
MAybe some people will like that system.
Posted by: Jake Dating Tips | Oct 13, 2008 at 09:28 AM
is there any you cannot do with a mobile phone.
Posted by: wireless cell phone business | Apr 01, 2009 at 01:05 AM